Symmetry School Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 205503246
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2010
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2010
- Location
- Miami, FL, USA
- Phone
- 3058102505
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $25,042
- Expenses
- $113,583
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The foundation provides financial support to promote the educational, research, social, and emotional growth of individuals with special needs, specifically those with multiple diagnosis, including but not limited to neurobiological, psycological and educational disorders, which include but are not limited to, pervasive developmental disorders, asperger's syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and learning disabilities. The foundation funds a special needs school, which retains qualified personnel to operate a therapeutic day school for children with the special needs noted above, and supports research to assist such special needs children.
What it reported doing in 2010
To support a special needs school, to provide community outreach for parents and children, and to provide a living laboratory for research.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 96% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 2
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99.2%; rating input score 99
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -353.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: 75.5% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -133.3% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $113K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2009 to 2010
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.